{"id":1770,"date":"2017-12-16T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lmaclinic.com\/lma-wp\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2021-08-16T14:20:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T14:20:47","slug":"saving-face-sculptra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com\/lma\/media-articles\/saving-face-sculptra","title":{"rendered":"Saving Face by Sculptra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Times \/ By Sarah Vines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can knock years off yourself \u2013 without that Anti-Wrinkle Injections freeze-dried effect. They key is having the right surgeon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve said it before, and I\u2019ll say it again: I don\u2019t like Anti-Wrinkle Injections. It\u2019s not an ideological objection; I just don\u2019t find frozen foreheads attractive. An entirely wrinkle-free face is unnatural, not to say spooky: people are not supposed to look like shop mannequins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is, however, one injectable treatment that does seem to work: Collagen Stimulation. The name would suit a James Bond villain and so, in some respects, would the product. It is crystallised poly-L-lactic acid which, after reconstitution with salt water, is injected deep into the tissue of the face. It works by stimulating the production of new collagen \u2013 which in turn plumps up the face and, yes, smooths out wrinkles. The results last anything up to three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lactic acid is something the body produces naturally. In children and young people, it is plentiful; as we grow older we produce less of the stuff, which in turn contributes to a deterioration in muscle and skin tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Ayham Al-Ayoubi<\/a>:What happens when you have Collagen Stimulation is this: the skin of the face is cleaned, and a local skin anaesthetic applied. The needle is then plunged quickly in and out of the face, at various key points. It doesn\u2019t hurt (says my close and reliable friend), but it is quite unpleasant. As she said through watery eyes, it\u2019s one of those things that you get halfway through and think: what on earth am I doing to myself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is vitally important to use a well-qualified surgeon, since the facial nerve fans out across the cheeks and if you hit that, you\u2019re in serious trouble. The whole process takes probably no more than 15 minutes, but by the end you\u2019ve had quite enough. Afterwards, the face is vigorously massaged to aid absorption of the solution and then, as the brochures say, you are free to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What of the results? Impressive, that\u2019s what. The beauty of Collagen Stimulation is that it\u2019s very gradual. At first, the face just looks slightly plumper and a bit swollen. This persists for roughly 24 hours. Then, slowly but gradually \u2013 rather like the ageing process itself, in fact, but in reverse \u2013 you begin to notice a change. It\u2019s subtle, really subtle. The full effect takes a few months to emerge, at the end of which my friend uncannily resembled herself from ten years ago \u2013 like Dorian Gray, but in a good way. The slight droop at the jaw had gone; the bags under the eyes had evaporated; her skin tone was more even and her pores less visible. Now she looks as though she\u2019s had a long, relaxing holiday. She does not look like she\u2019s had \u201cwork\u201d. And she certainly doesn\u2019t look like a shop dummy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, contact the London Medical & Aesthetic Clinic (020-8342 1100; https:\/\/www.lmaclinic.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To view Dr Ayoubi in the media\u00a0click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Save Face with Collagen Stimulation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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